Yes, there is a 7 day money back guarantee if there is a hardware or service related problem. (Please note there is only one refund per customer). The 7 day money back guarantee does not apply to virtual private servers.

We do a standard installation of the Operating System and Control Panel (if you have chosen it during your order process) only. If you want additional software packages you will be responsible for installing this yourself.

VPS stands for a Virtual Private Server. A virtual private server is a method of partitioning a physical server computer into multiple servers such that each has the appearance and capabilities of running on its own dedicated machine. Each virtual server can run its own full-fledged operating system, and each server can be independently rebooted.

In the web hosting industry, a dedicated server is usually defined as the rental and exclusive use of a computer that includes a web server, related software, and connection to the Internet, located on-site, within a web hosting company’s premises. In most cases, for compilation of related company web sites, that may develop a considerable amount of traffic, a dedicated server is usually needed. In many cases, the server may be configured and operated on a remote basis, independently located from the client company.

Colocation allows you to place your server machine in someone else's rack and share their bandwidth as your own. It generally costs more than standard Web hosting, but less than a comparable amount of bandwidth into your place of business. Once you have a machine set up, you take it physically to the location of the colocation provider and install it in their rack or you rent a server machine from the colocation provider. That company then provides an IP, bandwidth, and power to your server. Once it's up and running, you access it much like you would access a Web site on a hosting provider. The difference being that you own the hardware.

ABStation offers self managed dedicated servers and virtual private servers. We are responsible for the datacenter, the server hardware, any shared services, and the network the servers connect to. While we will make a best effort attempt to answer your questions regarding the operating system and any third party applications please keep the scope of our support in mind.